There is this caveat:
False information is not an object worthy of protection from the viewpoint of freedom of opinion (54 BVerfGE 208, 219). The deliberate assertion of untrue facts is not protected by article 5, paragraph 1 of the Basic Law
It sounds cool, until you question "settled scientific facts" like covid instakills grandma or global warming destroys humanity in 5-10 years unless we pay more carbon tax.
As far as I'm aware freedom of speech situation is not that awesome in Germany if you dissent from the "mainstream" thoughts, so to speak.
For a recent example search for "german doctor live stream raid" on your favorite search engine and look at your preferred source.
There is this caveat:
False information is not an object worthy of protection from the viewpoint of freedom of opinion (54 BVerfGE 208, 219). The deliberate assertion of untrue facts is not protected by article 5, paragraph 1 of the Basic Law
It sounds cool, until you question "settled scientific facts" like covid instakills grandma or global warming destroys humanity in 5-10 years unless we pay more carbon tax.
As far as I'm aware freedom of speech situation is not that awesome in Germany if you dissent from the "mainstream" thoughts, so to speak.